Armed Robber Eludes Police At City Restaurant Allentown

Allentown police surrounded the Y.P. Corral restaurant shortly after 3 a.m. Friday, uncertain whether an armed robber who had forced an employee into a walk-in freezer was still inside.

The robber, it turns out, had escaped the restaurant at 2035 Downyflake Lane with $7 from a purse before police arrived. But not before locking the female employee in the freezer and apparently firing one shot, police said.